WO2022227077A1 - 一种驱动电路和驱动系统 - Google Patents
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- the present application relates to the field of electronic technology, and in particular, to a driving circuit and a driving system.
- Switch mode power supply also known as switching power supply or switching converter
- switching power supply is a high-frequency power conversion device and a type of power supply.
- Switching power supplies switch between fully on mode and fully off mode through power devices, converting the required voltage or current.
- the switching of power devices will generate a voltage slope dv/dt or a current slope di/dt of a large signal, which may cause electromagnetic interference (EMI) to affect the normal operation of other electronic devices. Therefore, the switching speed of power devices needs to be adjusted to reduce EMI.
- EMI electromagnetic interference
- the switching of power devices is controlled by gate drives.
- a gate drive resistor is connected in series between the gate drive output and the gate of the power device, and the switching speed of the power device is adjusted by adjusting the size of the gate drive resistor.
- this method may lead to a large turn-on loss during the turn-on process of the power device.
- Embodiments of the present application provide a driving circuit and a driving system, which relate to the field of electronic technology.
- the driving charging current is controlled in sections by the driving unit.
- the driving unit outputs the first driving charging current, and when the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the first threshold, the second driving unit outputs a lower second driving charging current, thereby reducing the turn-on speed of the power device to reduce EMI, and the voltage at the gate terminal
- the third driving unit outputs a relatively large third driving charging current, which reduces the loss of the power device after the Miller platform to the time it is fully turned on.
- the driving circuit does not use a gate driving resistor, and the package can be packaged without a substrate, and a frame package can be used alone, thereby simplifying the packaging difficulty and reducing the packaging cost.
- the lower second driving discharge current output by the second driving unit reduces the driving of the power device during the Miller plateau. discharge current, thereby reducing EMI.
- the third driving unit outputs a larger third driving discharge current, which reduces the oscillation of the power device after the Miller platform, increases the stability of the voltage at the gate terminal of the power device, and further increases the Safety of power devices.
- an embodiment of the present application provides a drive circuit, the drive circuit includes: a first drive unit, a second drive unit, and a third drive unit; wherein an output end of the first drive unit and an output end of the second drive unit and the output terminal of the third driving unit is used for connecting with the gate terminal of the power device.
- the first driving unit is used for outputting the first driving charging current to the gate terminal when receiving the first control signal, so that the voltage of the gate terminal reaches the first threshold value; the second driving unit is used for outputting the second driving current to the gate terminal
- the charging current makes the voltage of the gate terminal reach the second threshold from the first threshold; the third driving unit is used for outputting the third driving charging current to the gate terminal after the voltage of the gate terminal reaches the second threshold; the third driving charging current greater than the first driving charging current and the second driving charging current.
- the charging current of the second drive is small, which can reduce the turn-on speed of the power device and reduce EMI.
- the third driving charging current is relatively large, which can reduce the turn-on loss.
- the driving circuit can be packaged with a frame alone, which simplifies the packaging difficulty and reduces the packaging cost.
- the difference between the second threshold and the Miller plateau voltage of the power device is smaller than the first value.
- the second driving unit stops outputting the second driving charging current when the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the second threshold; or, when the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the second threshold, the second driving unit continues to output the second driving current recharging current. In this way, the turn-on time of the power device can be shortened, and the turn-on loss can be further reduced.
- the first drive unit is further configured to output the first drive discharge current to the gate terminal when receiving the second control signal, so that the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the second threshold;
- the second drive unit is further configured to send a discharge current to the gate terminal.
- the gate terminal outputs the second driving discharge current, so that the voltage of the gate terminal reaches the first threshold value from the second threshold value;
- the third driving unit is also used for outputting the third driving discharge current to the gate terminal after the voltage of the gate terminal reaches the first threshold value current; the third drive discharge current is greater than the first drive discharge current and the second drive discharge current.
- the second drive unit stops outputting the second drive discharge current when the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the first threshold; or, the second drive unit continues to output the second drive when the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the first threshold Discharge current. Further, the turn-off time is shortened and the safety of the power device is improved.
- the driving circuit further includes a feedback unit, the input terminal of the feedback unit is connected to the gate terminal; the output of the feedback unit is used to enable the first driving unit, the second driving unit and the third driving unit.
- the feedback unit is used to enable the first driving unit when the voltage at the gate terminal does not reach the first threshold; when the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the first threshold and does not reach the second threshold, enable the second driving unit, and The first driving unit is turned off; when the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the second threshold value, the third driving unit is enabled, and the second driving unit is turned off or continuously enabled.
- the feedback unit is configured to enable the first driving unit when the voltage at the gate terminal does not reach the second threshold; and enable the second driving unit when the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the second threshold and does not reach the first threshold , and turn off the first driving unit; when the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the first threshold, enable the third driving unit, and turn off the second driving unit or continue to enable the second driving unit.
- the feedback unit can realize the self-control of the drive circuit, so that the drive circuit can automatically adjust the turn-on and turn-off of the drive unit according to the voltage of the gate terminal, thereby improving the control accuracy of the drive circuit.
- the feedback unit includes: a first comparator, a second comparator and a first decoder; the first input terminal of the first comparator is connected to the gate terminal, and the second input terminal of the first comparator is connected to the first comparator voltage, the output terminal of the first comparator is connected to the first decoder; wherein, the value of the first voltage is the first threshold value; the first input terminal of the second comparator is connected to the gate terminal, and the second input terminal of the second comparator The second voltage is connected, and the output end of the second comparator is connected to the first decoder; wherein, the value of the second voltage is the second threshold value; the first output end of the first decoder is connected to the enable of the first drive unit terminal, the second output terminal of the first decoder is connected to the enable terminal of the second drive unit, and the third output terminal of the first decoder is connected to the enable terminal of the third drive unit.
- a first delay unit is provided between the second output end of the first decoder and the enabling end of the second driving unit; and/or, the third output end of the first decoder and the third A second delay unit is arranged between the enabling terminals of the driving unit; wherein, the first delay unit is used for delaying the enabling of the second driving unit, and the second delay unit is used for delaying the enabling of the third driving unit.
- the delay unit can adjust the result output by the feedback unit to prevent the inaccuracy of the second threshold, thereby reducing EMI and reducing switching losses.
- the drive circuit further includes an adjustment signal generation unit, the adjustment signal generation unit is connected to the second drive unit, and the adjustment signal generation unit is used to control the second drive unit to generate the second drive charging current or the second drive discharge current;
- the adjustment signal The generating unit includes a reference current access terminal, a reference voltage access terminal, a resistor, a comparator array and a second decoder; wherein, the reference current access terminal is connected to one end of the resistor and the reference current, and the reference voltage access terminal is connected to The comparator array is connected, the other end of the resistor is grounded, one end of the resistor is also connected to the input end of the comparator array, the output end of the comparator array is connected to the input end of the second decoder, and the output end of the second decoder is connected to the input end of the second decoder.
- the second drive unit is connected; a resistor is used to generate a reference current, and a resistor voltage is generated at one end of the resistor; a comparator array is used to generate a comparison signal according to the reference voltage and the resistance voltage; a second decoder is used to generate a comparison signal according to the comparison signal
- the second driving unit is controlled to output the second driving charging current or the second driving discharging current.
- the driving circuit can be applied to various situations, and the applicability of the driving circuit can be increased.
- the adjustment signal generating unit further includes a third decoder; wherein, the output end of the comparator array is also connected to the input end of the third decoder, and the output end of the third decoder is connected to the second delay unit. connection; a third decoder, configured to control the second delay unit to delay the enabling of the third drive unit according to the comparison signal.
- the first driving unit includes a first charging current control module and a first discharging current control module, the first charging current control module is used to control the value of the first driving charging current, and the first discharge current control module is used to control the first charging current control module.
- a value of driving discharge current the second driving unit includes a second charging current control module and a second discharging current control module, the second charging current control module is used to control the value of the second driving charging current, and the second discharging current control module is used for is used to control the value of the discharge current of the second drive
- the third drive unit includes a third charge current control module and a third discharge current control module, the third charge current control module is used to control the value of the third drive charge current, and the third discharge current The control module is used for controlling the value of the third driving discharge current.
- the first charging current control module, the second charging current control module and the third charging current control module all include a plurality of P-type transistors connected in parallel; the first discharging current control module, the second discharging current control module and the third charging current control module Each of the discharge current control modules includes a plurality of N-type transistors connected in parallel.
- the first threshold is a threshold voltage of the power device
- the first control signal is a rising edge or a falling edge of a pulse width modulation signal
- the second control signal is a falling edge or a rising edge of the pulse width modulation signal.
- an embodiment of the present application provides a driving system, including a power device and the driving circuit according to any one of the first aspect, where the driving circuit is used to drive the power device to be turned on or off.
- the drive system may be a drive system applied to various electronic appliances, and the electronic appliances may be program-controlled switches, communication equipment, electronic testing equipment, and control equipment.
- the beneficial effects of the above-mentioned first aspect and the various possible implementations of the first aspect can refer to the beneficial effects brought by the above-mentioned first aspect, which will not be omitted here. Repeat.
- an embodiment of the present application provides a driving module, including: the driving circuit described in any one of the first aspect, where the driving circuit is used to drive a power device to be turned on or off.
- the driving module may be a module including a driving circuit, and may be a module further including a controller and/or a power device and the like.
- the beneficial effects of the drive modules provided in the possible designs of the third aspect and the fourth aspect can refer to the beneficial effects brought by the possible implementations of the first aspect and the first aspect. Repeat.
- the present application provides an electronic device, comprising: a power supply system, a power device, and the drive circuit described in any one of the first aspect, the drive circuit is used to drive the power device to be turned on or off, and the power supply system is used to drive the drive circuit. circuit power supply.
- the electronic device may be a switching power supply of various electronic appliances, including but not limited to an adapter for supplying power to a terminal device, a server power supply, and the like.
- the terminal device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, or the like.
- Electronic appliances can be program-controlled switches, communication equipment, electronic testing equipment, and control equipment.
- the electronic device may also be an electronic device including the driving module of the third aspect.
- the beneficial effects of the electronic device provided in the fourth aspect and the possible designs of the fourth aspect can refer to the beneficial effects brought by the first aspect and the possible implementations of the first aspect. Repeat.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a single-ended gate drive system
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an isolated gate drive system
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a half-bridge gate drive system
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a half-bridge gate drive system
- FIG. 5 is a schematic circuit diagram of a gate drive output end and a gate of a power device
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a combined package of a gate driver, a gate resistor and a power device provided by an embodiment of the present application;
- FIG. 7 is a schematic circuit diagram of a negative pressure shut-off circuit
- FIG. 8 is a timing diagram corresponding to a negative pressure shutdown circuit
- Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of a current proportional control method
- FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a driving circuit provided by an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram provided by an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram provided by an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a driving circuit provided by an embodiment of the application.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a feedback unit provided by an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram provided by an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of an adjustment signal generating unit according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 17 is a schematic structural diagram of a specific driving circuit provided by an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of a driving system provided by an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 19 is a schematic structural diagram of a drive module provided by an embodiment of the application.
- FIG. 20 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.
- words such as “first” and “second” are used to distinguish the same or similar items with basically the same function and effect.
- the first driving unit and the second driving unit are only used to distinguish different driving units, and the sequence of the driving units is not limited.
- the words “first”, “second” and the like do not limit the quantity and execution order, and the words “first”, “second” and the like are not necessarily different.
- the driving circuit provided in the embodiment of the present application can be applied to a switching power supply.
- the switching power supply can be the switching power supply of various electronic appliances, and the electronic appliances can be program-controlled switches, communication equipment, electronic testing equipment, and control equipment.
- the switching power supply can be used for adapters of electronic devices, and also for server power supplies.
- the gate driving circuit and device provided by the embodiments of the present application can be applied to various topologies of switching power supplies, for example, a single-ended gate driving system, an isolated gate driving system, and a half-bridge gate driving system.
- switching power supplies for example, a single-ended gate driving system, an isolated gate driving system, and a half-bridge gate driving system.
- the various topologies of the switching power supply are described below.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a single-ended gate driving system.
- the switching power supply includes a controller 101 , a gate driver 102 and a power device 103 .
- the controller 101 is used for generating a control signal, such as a pulse width modulation (pulse width modulation, PWM) signal.
- the control signal can control the gate driver 102 to generate a driving charging current or a driving discharging current, thereby controlling the turn-on and turn-off of the power device 103 .
- a control signal such as a pulse width modulation (pulse width modulation, PWM) signal.
- the control signal can control the gate driver 102 to generate a driving charging current or a driving discharging current, thereby controlling the turn-on and turn-off of the power device 103 .
- the gate driver 102 when the square wave displayed by the control signal is on the rising edge, the gate driver 102 generates a driving charging current to charge the power device 103 .
- the gate driver 102 When the square wave displayed by the control signal is on the falling edge, the gate driver 102 generates a drive discharge current to discharge the power device 103 .
- the gate driving circuit provided in this embodiment of the present
- the power device 103 is used to convert the voltage or current required by the user terminal.
- the power device 103 controls the voltage or current required by the user terminal by turning it on or off.
- the power device 103 may be a semiconductor device made of first-generation semiconductor materials such as silicon and germanium, or a semiconductor device made of second-generation semiconductor materials such as gallium arsenide and indium phosphide, or may be, for example, gallium nitride ( Semiconductor devices made of third-generation semiconductor materials such as GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC).
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an isolated gate driving system.
- the isolated gate drive system includes a controller 201 , an isolation circuit 202 , a gate drive 203 and a power device 204 .
- the isolation circuit 202 is added to the isolated gate driving system.
- the isolation circuit 202 is used for electrical isolation to ensure the physical security of the system. Isolation circuit 202 can break ground loops and protect the system from high voltage transients.
- the gate driving circuit provided in the embodiment of the present application can be applied to the gate driving 203 in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a half-bridge gate driving system.
- the half-bridge gate drive system includes a controller 301 , an isolation circuit 302 , an upper gate driver 303 , a lower gate driver 304 , an upper power device 305 and a lower power device 306 .
- the upper gate driving 303 is used to generate a driving charging current or a driving discharging current according to the PWM1 control signal generated by the controller, and control the turn-on and turn-off of the upper power device 305 .
- the lower gate driving 304 is used for generating a driving charging current or driving a discharging current according to the PWM2 control signal generated by the controller, and controlling the turn-on and turn-off of the lower power device 306 .
- Both the PWM1 control signal and the PWM2 control signal may be PWM signals, and the PWM1 control signal and the PWM2 control signal may be the same or different.
- the upper power device 305 and the lower power device 306 are used to convert the voltage or current required by the user terminal.
- the gate driving circuit provided by the embodiments of the present application may be applied to the upper gate driving 303 and/or the lower gate driving 304 in FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a half-bridge gate driving system.
- the half-bridge gate driving system includes a controller 401 , an upper isolation circuit 402 , a lower isolation circuit 403 , an upper gate driver 404 , a lower gate driver 405 , an upper power device 406 and a lower power device 407 .
- the upper isolation circuit 402 can cut off the ground loop, protecting the upper gate drive 404 and the upper power device 406 from transient high voltage surges.
- the lower isolation circuit 404 can cut off the ground loop and protect the lower gate drive 405 and the lower power device 407 from transient high voltage surges.
- the gate driving circuit provided by the embodiments of the present application may be applied to the upper gate driving 404 and/or the lower gate driving 405 in FIG. 4 .
- a switching power supply is a high-frequency power conversion device.
- the switching power supply controls the power device to switch between the fully-on mode and the fully-off mode, and converts to obtain the voltage or current required by the user end.
- the switching of power devices produces a voltage slope dv/dt or a current slope di/dt of a large signal. If the voltage or current switching of the large signal is not processed, it may cause electromagnetic interference (EMI) to affect the normal operation of other electronic devices.
- EMI electromagnetic interference
- GaN gallium nitride
- MOSFET metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor
- the fast switching speed and high switching frequency of GaN power devices make EMI a serious problem. Therefore, the switching speed of power devices needs to be adjusted to reduce EMI.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic circuit diagram of a gate driving output terminal and a gate of a power device.
- the circuit includes a gate driver 501 , a gate driver resistor 502 and a power device 503 .
- the gate driving resistor 502 is connected in series between the output terminal of the gate driving 501 and the gate of the power device 503 .
- the gate drive resistor 502 includes a Ron resistor 504 and a Roff resistor 505.
- the Ron resistor is connected in series in the charging loop of the power device.
- the resistance value of the Ron resistor is negatively correlated with the driving charging current.
- the switching power supply can be adjusted by increasing the resistance value of the Ron resistor. Reduce the driving charging current, reduce the turn-on speed of the power device, and reduce the EMI when the power device is turned on.
- the input voltage VDD charges the power device
- the driving charging current in the charging loop is large
- the generated EMI is relatively large.
- VDD charges the power device through the Ron resistor
- the resistance in the charging loop increases
- the driving charging current in the charging loop decreases
- the generated EMI decreases.
- the Roff resistor is connected in series in the discharge circuit of the power device, and the resistance value of the Roff resistor is negatively correlated with the drive discharge current.
- the switching power supply reduces the drive discharge current by increasing the resistance value of the roff resistor, reduces the turn-off speed of the power device, and reduces the EMI when the power device is turned off.
- the way of gate drive resistance may make the drive charging current of the power device after the Miller voltage plateau small, which in turn leads to large switching losses.
- the power device is an N-channel metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (negative channel metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor, NMOSFET).
- NMOSFET negative channel metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor
- FIG. 6 shows a schematic structural diagram of a gate drive, a gate drive resistor and a power device packaged together.
- the black box 601 is an independently packaged gate drive resistor, and the gate drive resistor is connected to the gate drive and power devices by using package interconnection. This packaging method is difficult to package, and the packaging cost is high.
- the second method is to add a negative voltage turn-off circuit on the basis of increasing the gate resistance.
- the PSW in the figure represents the charging tube, which is used to generate the charging current.
- CLMPSW represents a clamp tube, which is used to turn off the GaN power device under negative pressure.
- NSW represents the discharge tube, which is used to generate the discharge current.
- the GaN power device is turned off, the NSW generates a discharge current, and the gate voltage of the GaN power device drops.
- the CLMPSW is turned on, and the gate voltage of the GaN power device drops to the VEE voltage.
- the GaN power device is turned off at the VEE voltage value. Among them, the VEE voltage is usually negative.
- the gate voltage when the negative voltage turn-off circuit is not added to the drive circuit, the gate voltage is between 0-6V, and after the negative-voltage turn-off circuit is added, the gate voltage becomes -2V-6V.
- the power device can be turned off in a negative voltage state, so that the above-mentioned Roff value is too large to prevent the power device from being turned on by mistake.
- FIG. 8 is a timing diagram of the negative voltage shutdown circuit corresponding to FIG. 7 .
- Vinp represents the front-end input voltage of the chip.
- NSW gate represents the gate voltage of NSW.
- CLMPSW gate represents the gate voltage of CLMPSW.
- Vinp falls, the NSW gate voltage rises and the NSW turns on, controlling the GaN power device to turn off. Since there are other circuits such as logic circuits in the circuit, a time delay of 30ns is generated when the Vinp signal is transmitted to the gate of the NSW.
- the NSW is turned on, a discharge current is generated, the GaN power device is discharged, and the gate voltage of the GaN power device drops.
- the CLMPSW When the gate voltage of the GaN power device drops to 0, that is, time B, the CLMPSW is turned on, and the gate voltage of the GaN power device drops to a negative voltage, so that the power device can be turned off in a negative voltage state. In this way, it can be avoided that the power device is turned on by mistake due to the excessively large value of the gate driving resistor.
- this method does not solve the problems of large switching loss, difficulty in packaging the gate driving resistor and high packaging cost when encapsulating the gate drive resistor.
- the driving charging current and the driving discharging current are proportional.
- the gate drive controller is used to proportionally control the drive charging current and the drive discharge current, so that the drive current exhibits the characteristics of "quick start and slow arrival".
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a current proportional control method, as shown in FIG. 9 .
- the system shown in FIG. 9 includes a gate drive controller 901 , a charging current scaling circuit 902 , a discharging current scaling circuit 903 , a power device 904 and a load 905 .
- the gate drive controller 901 generates two sets of control signals GDRC and GDRD, the control signal GDRC controls the charging current proportional circuit 902 to charge the gate of the power device 904, and the control signal GDRD controls the discharge current proportional circuit 903 to the gate of the power device 904 Discharge, the gate voltage Gate of the power device 904 is generated through the charging or discharging process.
- the gate voltage Gate controls the turn-on and turn-off of the power device 904 .
- the output signal SW of the power device 904 outputs a stable voltage through the load 905 as the working voltage of the subsequent circuit.
- the control signal GDRC output by the gate drive controller 901 can adjust the charging current output by the charging current proportional circuit 902, so that the charging speed of the gate voltage Gate is faster at startup, and the charging speed is slowed down when it is close to the maximum value, so that the EMI during the charging process is reduced.
- the control signal GDRD output by the gate drive controller 901 can adjust the discharge current output by the discharge current proportional circuit 903, so that the gate voltage Gate discharge speed is relatively fast at startup, and the discharge speed slows down when it is close to the minimum value, thereby reducing EMI during the discharge process. .
- the output current controlled by the gate drive controller gradually decreases.
- the gate drive controller outputs a smaller charging current when the gate voltage is the Miller plateau voltage.
- the power device will generate a large conduction loss after the Miller platform ends.
- the gate driving resistors in the first and second modes make the packaging of the switching power supply difficult and the packaging cost high.
- the proportional control method of the charging current and the discharging current does not consider that the power device should be fully turned on quickly after the Miller voltage, resulting in a large conduction loss of the power device.
- embodiments of the present application provide a driving circuit and a driving system, which control the driving charging current through circuit segments.
- the driving circuit When the voltage of the gate terminal of the power device does not reach the first threshold, the driving circuit outputs the first driving charging current.
- the driving circuit When the voltage of the gate terminal of the power device reaches the first threshold, the driving circuit outputs a smaller second driving charging current, so as to adjust the turn-on speed of the power device after the first threshold to reduce EMI, where the first threshold may be the power The threshold voltage of the device, or the first threshold, may be a voltage close to the threshold voltage of the power device.
- the driving circuit When the voltage of the gate terminal of the power device reaches the second threshold, the driving circuit outputs a larger third driving charging current, thereby shortening the time from the second threshold to fully turning on the power device, and shortening the switching loss of the power device.
- the second threshold The Miller voltage difference with the power device is less than the first value.
- the power device when the voltage at the gate terminal of the power device is greater than the threshold voltage, the power device starts to turn on. After the power device starts to turn on, it will enter the Miller platform for a period of time. During this period, the charging current is small and the EMI is small. When the power device is behind the Miller platform, the charging current is large, which can reduce the switching loss of the power device after the Miller platform.
- the driving circuit does not use a gate driving resistor and does not need to be packaged separately, thereby reducing packaging difficulty and packaging cost.
- the power device used to turn on or off according to the control signal.
- the power device may be an N-type power device or a P-type power device.
- the power device can be a P-type or N-type MOSFET, or a P-type or N-type insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), or a power device improved according to the above two, etc.
- IGBT insulated gate bipolar transistor
- Threshold voltage and Miller voltage are often involved in the characteristics of power devices.
- Threshold voltage is the gate voltage required to initiate the formation of a conductive channel between the source and drain of a power device. When the power device is at the threshold voltage, the power device starts to turn on.
- the threshold voltage may also be referred to as the turn-on voltage, or turn-on voltage.
- the threshold voltage of the germanium power device is about 0.3V
- the threshold voltage of the silicon power device is about 0.7V
- the threshold voltage of the GaN device is about 1.4V.
- the power device when the voltage at the gate terminal of the power device does not reach the threshold voltage, the power device is in an off state, there is no current change inside the power device, and no EMI is generated.
- the power device starts to turn on, and there are voltage changes and current changes inside the power device, and EMI begins to be generated.
- the power device is an N-type transistor.
- the power device When the voltage at the gate terminal of the power device is less than the threshold voltage, the power device is in an off state, and there is no current change inside the power device, and no EMI is generated.
- the voltage at the gate terminal of the power device is greater than or equal to the threshold voltage, the power device starts to turn on, and there are voltage changes and current changes inside the power device, which may generate EMI.
- the power device is a P-type transistor.
- the power device When the voltage at the gate terminal of the power device is greater than the threshold voltage, the power device is in an off state, there is no current change inside the power device, and EMI is not generated.
- the power device When the voltage at the gate terminal of the power device is less than or equal to the threshold voltage, the power device starts to turn on, and there are voltage changes and current changes inside the power device, which may generate EMI.
- Miller Voltage It can also be referred to as the Miller plateau voltage of a power device.
- the capacitance Cgd between the gate and the drain is Miller capacitance.
- the Miller capacitance varies with the voltage between the gate and drain stages.
- the platform is a Miller platform, and the voltage value is the Miller voltage.
- the EMI generated by power devices in the Miller platform period is relatively large.
- the gate charges Cgs, and when the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the Miller voltage, the gate charges Cgd, so that the voltage between the source and drain stages changes rapidly, resulting in greater EMI.
- Cgs is discharged through the gate.
- the discharge current of the gate discharges the Miller capacitor Cgd, the voltage at the gate terminal stops changing, and the source level of the power device And the voltage between the drain stage changes rapidly, resulting in larger EMI.
- the power device is an N-type transistor whose Miller voltage is greater than its threshold voltage.
- the voltage at the gate terminal of the power device is less than the Miller plateau voltage, there is no current change or a small current change in the power device, so that no EMI or small EMI is generated.
- the voltage at the gate terminal of the power device is the Miller voltage, the internal current of the power device changes greatly, the voltage changes greatly, and EMI is generated. Power devices need to reduce the drive charge current or drive discharge current to reduce EMI during the Miller platform period.
- the power device is a P-type transistor whose Miller voltage is less than its threshold voltage.
- the voltage at the gate terminal of the power device is greater than the Miller plateau voltage, there is no current change or a small current change inside the power device, so that EMI is not generated or EMI is small.
- the voltage at the gate terminal of the power device is the Miller voltage, the internal current of the power device changes greatly, the voltage changes greatly, and EMI is generated.
- power devices need to reduce the driving charging current or driving discharging current to reduce EMI, and then meet the EMI requirements of power devices.
- the turning on or off of the power device may be controlled by outputting the driving charging current or the driving discharging current by the driving circuit, and the driving circuit will be described below.
- the driving circuit may include a plurality of driving units.
- the drive circuit includes three drive units, which are a first drive unit, a second drive unit, and a third drive unit, respectively.
- the embodiment of the present application does not limit the number of drive units.
- Each driving unit may include one or more N-type transistors, and/or one or more P-type transistors, etc.
- the specific structure of the driving unit is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.
- the plurality of driving units further include a negative pressure shutdown circuit.
- the negative pressure shutdown circuit is used to control the negative pressure shutdown of the power device to prevent the power device from being turned on by mistake.
- the driving circuit provided by the embodiment of the present application includes: a first driving unit, a second driving unit and a third driving unit; wherein, the output end of the first driving unit, the output end of the second driving unit and the output end of the third driving unit For connection to the gate terminal of the power device.
- the driving circuit is used to drive the power device to be turned on, and the first driving unit is used to output the first driving charging current to the gate terminal when receiving the first control signal, so that the voltage of the gate terminal reaches the first threshold; the second driving unit , which is used to output the second driving charging current to the gate terminal, so that the voltage of the gate terminal reaches the second threshold value from the first threshold value; the third driving unit is used to output the second threshold value to the gate terminal after the voltage of the gate terminal reaches the second threshold value.
- Three driving charging currents the third driving charging current is greater than the first driving charging current and the second driving charging current, and the difference between the second threshold value and the Miller plateau voltage of the power device is smaller than the first value.
- the first control signal is used to instruct the power device to be turned on, and the first control signal may be the rising edge or the falling edge of a square wave signal.
- the first control signal may be the rising edge of the PWM signal input by the switching power supply controller. along.
- the first control signal may also be a rising edge or a falling edge of a pulse signal, such as a rising edge of a pulse frequency modulation (pulse frequency modulation, PFM) signal.
- PFM pulse frequency modulation
- the third driving charging current is greater than the first driving charging current and the second driving charging current. It can be understood that the driving charging current of a power device during the Miller voltage plateau is related to EMI, and the greater the driving charging current, the greater the EMI. Taking an N-type transistor as an example, when the gate terminal voltage of the N-type transistor is equal to the Miller voltage, the driving charging current is reduced, and the generated EMI is reduced.
- the higher the voltage at the gate terminal of the power device the smaller the internal resistance of the power device.
- the power device continues to charge after the Miller voltage so that the voltage at the gate terminal reaches full power. voltage at turn-on.
- the gate voltage of the power device when it is fully turned on is higher than its Miller voltage.
- the driving charging current is increased, the time for the power device to be fully turned on is shortened, and the turn-on loss is reduced.
- the driving circuit outputs a small driving charging current, so that the driving charging current during the Miller platform of the power device is small, and the EMI is small.
- the driving circuit outputs a larger third driving charging current, so that the time for the power device to be fully turned on is shortened, thereby reducing the turn-on loss of the power device.
- the first driving charging current may be greater than the second driving charging current, and may also be smaller than or equal to the second driving charging current.
- the first threshold may be a threshold voltage, or may be a voltage close to the threshold voltage.
- the power device starts to turn on after the first threshold, and the driving circuit outputs a slightly smaller driving charging current, so that the current and voltage changes of the power device in the Miller platform device are small, and the EMI generated is small.
- the power device When the first threshold value is a voltage close to the threshold voltage, the power device outputs a slightly smaller driving charging current during the Miller plateau, and the EMI generated by the power device during the Miller plateau is reduced.
- the first threshold when the power device is an N-type transistor, the first threshold may be a voltage slightly greater than the threshold voltage.
- the first threshold may be a voltage slightly smaller than the threshold voltage.
- the difference between the second threshold value and the Miller plateau voltage of the power device is smaller than the first value.
- the first value may be any value smaller than the difference between the Miller voltage and the breakdown voltage of the power device and the first value is greater than zero.
- the power device is an N-type transistor and the first value is 0.5
- the first value is The second threshold is a voltage greater than the Miller voltage of 0.5V.
- the first value is an arbitrary value close to 0.
- the second threshold value is a voltage value slightly higher than the Miller voltage.
- the second threshold value is a voltage value slightly lower than the Miller voltage. In this way, the power device drives a larger charging current after the Miller platform, which can shorten the time for the voltage at the gate terminal of the power device to change from the Miller voltage to the fully turn-on voltage, thereby reducing the turn-on loss of the power device.
- the second driving unit stops outputting the second driving charging current when the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the second threshold; or, when the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the second threshold, the second driving unit continues to output the second driving current recharging current.
- the driving circuit is used for when the power device is turned off, the first driving unit is also used for outputting the first driving discharge current to the gate terminal when receiving the second control signal, so that the voltage of the gate terminal reaches the second threshold; the second driving The unit is also used to output the second driving discharge current to the gate terminal, so that the voltage of the gate terminal reaches the first threshold value from the second threshold value; the third driving unit is also used to output the second driving discharge current to the gate terminal The terminal outputs a third drive discharge current; the third drive discharge current is greater than the first drive discharge current and the second drive discharge current.
- the second control signal may be the falling edge or the rising edge of the square wave signal, for example, the second control signal may be the falling edge of the PWM signal input by the switching power supply controller.
- the second control signal may also be a pulse signal, such as a falling edge of a pulse frequency modulation (pulse frequency modulation, PFM) signal.
- PFM pulse frequency modulation
- the values of the first threshold and the second threshold are as described above, and details are not described herein again.
- the third driving discharge current is greater than the first driving discharge current and the second driving discharge current.
- the first drive discharge current may be greater than the second drive discharge current, and may also be less than or equal to the second drive discharge current.
- the drive discharge current of the power device during the Miller voltage plateau is related to EMI, and the greater the drive discharge current, the greater the EMI.
- the driving discharge current is reduced, and the generated EMI is reduced.
- the driving circuit outputs a small driving discharge current, so that the driving discharge current during the Miller platform of the power device is small, and the EMI is reduced. Small.
- the driving discharge current increases, so that the power device continues to discharge after the threshold voltage, so that the voltage of the gate terminal reaches the voltage when it is completely turned off, and the larger third driving discharge current can be
- the time from the power device after the Miller platform to the complete turn-off is shortened, thereby reducing the oscillation of the power device after the Miller platform, increasing the stability of the voltage at the gate terminal of the power device, and further increasing the safety of the power device.
- the second drive unit stops outputting the second drive discharge current when the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the first threshold; or, the second drive unit continues to output the second drive when the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the first threshold Discharge current.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a driving circuit provided by an embodiment of the present application.
- the driving circuit includes a first driving unit 1001 , a second driving unit 1002 and a third driving unit.
- the output terminal of the first driving unit 1001 , the output terminal of the second driving unit 1002 and the output terminal of the third driving unit 1004 are all connected to the gate terminal of the power device 1003 .
- the possible structures of the first driving unit 1001 , the second driving unit 1002 , the third driving unit 1004 , and the power device 1003 refer to the description of the related concepts in the embodiments of the present application, which will not be repeated here.
- the connection modes among the first driving unit 1001 , the second driving unit 1002 , the third driving unit 1004 and the power device 1003 are for reference only, and are not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present application.
- the first driving unit 1001 is configured to output the first driving charging current to the gate terminal when receiving the first control signal, so that the voltage of the gate terminal reaches the first threshold.
- the second driving unit 1002 is configured to output a second driving charging current to the gate terminal, so that the voltage of the gate terminal reaches the first threshold.
- the third driving unit 1004 is configured to output a third driving charging current to the gate terminal after the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the second threshold; the third driving charging current is greater than the first driving charging current and the second driving charging current.
- the first control signal is used to control the turn-on of the power device 1003 .
- the possible implementation manners of the first control signal and the first threshold are as described above, and details are not repeated here.
- the first driving unit 1001 is configured to output the first driving discharge current to the gate terminal when receiving the second control signal, so that the voltage of the gate terminal reaches the second threshold.
- the second driving unit 1002 It is used for outputting the second driving discharge current to the gate terminal, so that the voltage of the gate terminal reaches the second threshold value from the first threshold value.
- the third driving unit 1004 is configured to output a third driving discharge current to the gate terminal after the voltage of the gate terminal reaches the first threshold; the third driving discharge current is greater than the first driving discharge current and the second driving discharge current.
- the second control signal is used to control the shutdown of the power device.
- the possible implementation manners of the second control signal and the second threshold are as described above, and details are not repeated here.
- the power device 1003 in FIG. 10 described above includes N-type transistors and P-type transistors.
- the turn-on process and turn-off process of the N-type transistor will be described below with the timing chart shown in FIG. 11
- the turn-on process and turn-off process of the P-type transistor will be described with the timing chart shown in FIG. 12 .
- FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram corresponding to FIG. 10 provided by an embodiment of the present application.
- the power device is an N-type transistor
- the first threshold value is the threshold voltage of the N-type transistor or a voltage value with a difference from the threshold voltage by a
- the second threshold value is a voltage difference from the Miller voltage of the N-type transistor by b
- the value, a and b are variables and can be in millivolts or volts.
- SW11 is the drain signal of the N-type transistor.
- the first control signal is the rising edge of the square wave.
- a rising edge of the square wave occurs, a first control signal is generated, and the first driving unit starts to output the first driving charging current to the gate terminal.
- the N-type transistor is in the off state, and the SW11 signal is high.
- the voltage at the gate terminal rises until the first threshold value, wherein when the voltage at the gate terminal rises to the threshold voltage, the power device starts to turn on.
- the internal charging current of the N-type transistor is small, and the SW11 signal does not change.
- the voltage value of the gate terminal is the first threshold value
- the first driving unit stops outputting the first driving charging current
- the second driving unit outputs the second driving charging current to the gate terminal.
- the voltage at the gate terminal continues to rise, and rises to the second threshold after passing through the Miller plateau.
- the gate charges Cgd and the SW11 signal drops.
- the voltage of the gate terminal is the second threshold value
- the second driving unit stops outputting the second driving charging current
- the third driving unit outputs the third driving charging current to the gate terminal
- the third driving charging current is greater than the first driving charging current .
- the second control signal is the falling edge of the square wave.
- the falling edge of the square wave occurs, generating the second control signal, and the first driving unit starts to output the first driving discharge current to the gate terminal.
- the voltage at the gate terminal is the second threshold value
- the first drive unit stops outputting the first drive discharge current
- the second drive unit outputs the second drive discharge current to the gate terminal
- the second drive discharge current is smaller than the first drive discharge current .
- the voltage at the gate terminal is the first threshold value
- the second drive unit stops outputting the second drive discharge current
- the third drive unit outputs the third drive discharge current to the gate terminal
- the third drive discharge current is greater than the first drive discharge current .
- the voltage at the gate terminal drops, through the threshold voltage, to the voltage at which it is fully turned off.
- FIG. 12 is a timing diagram corresponding to FIG. 10 .
- the power device is a P-type transistor
- the first threshold value is the threshold voltage of the P-type transistor or a voltage value with a difference of c from the threshold voltage
- the second threshold value is a voltage value with a difference of d from the Miller voltage of the P-type transistor
- c and d are variables, which can be in millivolts or volts.
- SW12 is the drain signal of the P-type transistor.
- the first control signal is the falling edge of the square wave.
- a falling edge of the square wave occurs, a first control signal is generated, and the first driving unit starts to output the first driving charging current to the gate terminal.
- the voltage at the gate terminal drops until the first threshold, wherein when the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the threshold voltage, the power device starts to turn on.
- the internal charging current of the P-type transistor is small, and the SW12 signal does not change.
- the voltage of the gate terminal is the first threshold value
- the first driving unit stops outputting the first driving charging current
- the second driving unit outputs the second driving charging current to the gate terminal.
- the voltage at the gate terminal continues to drop, and drops to the second threshold after passing through the Miller plateau.
- the gate charges Cgd and the SW12 signal rises.
- the Miller plateau ends, the SW12 signal stops falling and the P-type transistor turns on.
- the voltage of the gate terminal is the second threshold value
- the second driving unit stops outputting the second driving charging current
- the third driving unit outputs the third driving charging current to the gate terminal
- the third driving charging current is greater than the first driving charging current .
- the second control signal is the rising edge of the square wave.
- the rising edge of the square wave occurs, generating the second control signal, and the first drive unit starts to output the first drive discharge current to the gate terminal.
- the voltage at the gate terminal is the second threshold value
- the first drive unit stops outputting the first drive discharge current
- the second drive unit outputs the second drive discharge current to the gate terminal
- the second drive discharge current is smaller than the first drive discharge current .
- the voltage at the gate terminal is the first threshold value
- the second drive unit stops outputting the second drive discharge current
- the third drive unit outputs the third drive discharge current to the gate terminal
- the third drive discharge current is greater than the first drive discharge current .
- the lower second driving charging current output by the second driving unit reduces the driving charging current during the Miller plateau, thereby reducing EMI .
- the third driving unit outputs a third driving current, which reduces the switching loss of the power device after the Miller platform is fully turned on.
- the driving circuit does not use a gate driving resistor and does not need to be packaged separately, thereby reducing the difficulty of packaging, simplifying the packaging of the intelligent power module, and reducing packaging costs.
- the lower second drive discharge current output by the second drive unit reduces the drive discharge current of the power device during the Miller plateau, Thereby reducing EMI.
- the third driving unit outputs a larger third driving discharge current, which reduces the oscillation of the power device after the Miller platform, increases the stability of the voltage at the gate terminal of the power device, and further increases the Safety of power devices.
- an additional control unit may exist, and the first control signal may be generated by the control unit.
- both the first control signal and the second control signal may be generated based on the voltage of the gate terminal of the power device.
- a feedback unit is provided in the driving circuit for enabling the driving unit according to the voltage of the gate terminal.
- the input terminal of the feedback unit is connected to the gate terminal; the output of the feedback unit is used to enable the first driving unit, the second driving unit and the third driving unit;
- the first driving unit is enabled; when the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the first threshold and does not reach the second threshold, the second driving unit is enabled and the first driving unit is turned off; when the voltage at the gate terminal reaches At the second threshold, the third driving unit is enabled, and the second driving unit is turned off or the second driving unit is continuously enabled.
- the feedback unit is used to enable the first driving unit when the voltage at the gate terminal does not reach the second threshold; when the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the second threshold and does not reach the first threshold, enables the second driving unit.
- the driving unit is turned off, and the first driving unit is turned off; when the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the first threshold, the third driving unit is enabled, and the second driving unit is turned off or continuously enabled. It can be understood that the driving current output by the second driving unit is relatively small, and when the voltage at the gate terminal is greater than or equal to the second threshold, the second driving unit can continue to output the second driving current.
- the feedback unit outputs an enable signal by comparing the voltage of the gate terminal with the first threshold value and/or the second threshold value, and then controls the driving unit.
- the feedback unit can realize the self-control of the driving circuit, so that the driving circuit can automatically adjust the on and off of the driving unit according to the voltage of the gate terminal, and the accuracy of the control of the driving circuit is improved.
- the driving circuit after adding the feedback unit will be described below with reference to FIG. 13 .
- the driving circuit includes: a first driving unit 1301 , a second driving unit 1302 , a power device 1303 , a third driving unit 1304 and a feedback unit 1305 .
- the input terminal of the feedback unit 1305 is connected to the gate terminal of the power device 1303 , and the output terminal of the feedback unit 1305 is connected to the first driving unit 1301 , the second driving unit 1302 and the third driving unit 1304 .
- the feedback unit 1305 is used to enable the first driving unit 1301, the second driving unit 1302 and the third driving unit 1304.
- the feedback unit 1305 is used to enable the first driving unit 1301 when the voltage at the gate terminal does not reach the first threshold; the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the first threshold and does not reach the first threshold.
- the second driving unit 1302 is enabled and the first driving unit is turned off; when the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the second threshold, the third driving unit 1304 is enabled, and the second driving unit 1302 is turned off or continues The second driving unit 1302 is enabled.
- the feedback unit 1305 is used to enable the first driving unit 1301 when the voltage at the gate terminal does not reach the second threshold; the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the second threshold and does not reach the first threshold
- the second driving unit 1302 is enabled and the first driving unit 1301 is turned off; when the voltage at the gate terminal reaches the first threshold, the third driving unit 1304 is enabled, and the second driving unit 1302 is turned off or continues to be enabled
- the second driving unit 1302 can be used.
- the feedback unit is used to enable the first driving unit 1301 when the voltage at the gate terminal is less than the first threshold value; the voltage at the gate terminal is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, and When the voltage is less than the second threshold, the second driving unit 1302 is enabled and the first driving unit is turned off; when the voltage at the gate terminal is greater than or equal to the second threshold, the third driving unit 1303 is enabled and the second driving unit is turned off 1302 or continue to enable the second driving unit 1302.
- the feedback unit is used to enable the first driving unit 1301 when the voltage at the gate terminal is greater than the second threshold; the voltage at the gate terminal is less than or equal to the second threshold and greater than the first
- the second driving unit 1302 is enabled, and the first driving unit is turned off; when the voltage at the gate terminal is less than or equal to the first threshold, the third driving unit 1303 is enabled, and the second driving unit 1302 is turned off or continues The second driving unit 1302 is enabled.
- the timing sequence corresponding to the driving circuit shown in FIG. 13 can be referred to the timing sequence of FIG. 11 , which will not be repeated here.
- the feedback unit is used to enable the first driving unit 1301 when the voltage at the gate terminal is greater than the first threshold; the voltage at the gate terminal is less than or equal to the first threshold, and When the voltage is greater than the second threshold, the second driving unit 1302 is enabled and the first driving unit is turned off; when the voltage at the gate terminal is less than or equal to the second threshold, the third driving unit 1303 is enabled and the second driving unit is turned off 1302 or continue to enable the second driving unit 1302.
- the feedback unit is used to enable the first driving unit 1301 when the voltage at the gate terminal is less than the second threshold; the voltage at the gate terminal is greater than or equal to the second threshold and less than the first threshold
- the second driving unit 1302 is enabled, and the first driving unit is turned off; when the voltage at the gate terminal is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the third driving unit 1303 is enabled, and the second driving unit 1302 is turned off or continues The second driving unit 1302 is enabled.
- the timing sequence corresponding to the driving circuit shown in FIG. 13 can be referred to the timing sequence of FIG. 12 , which will not be repeated here.
- the feedback unit includes: a first comparator, a second comparator and a first decoder; the first input terminal of the first comparator is connected to the gate terminal, and the second input terminal of the first comparator is connected to the first comparator voltage, the output terminal of the first comparator is connected to the first decoder; wherein, the value of the first voltage is the first threshold value; the first input terminal of the second comparator is connected to the gate terminal, and the second input terminal of the second comparator The second voltage is connected, and the output end of the second comparator is connected to the first decoder; wherein, the value of the second voltage is the second threshold value; the first output end of the first decoder is connected to the enable of the first drive unit terminal, the second output terminal of the first decoder is connected to the enable terminal of the second drive unit, and the third output terminal of the first decoder is connected to the enable terminal of the third drive unit.
- the feedback unit includes a first decoder 1401, a first comparator 1402 and a second comparator 1403.
- the output terminal of the first comparator 1402 and the output terminal of the second comparator 1403 are respectively connected to the two input terminals of the first decoder 1401 .
- the first comparator 1402 and the second comparator 1403 are used to determine the interval in which the voltage of the gate terminal is located and output the code value. Both the first comparator 1402 and the second comparator 1403 have two input terminals. The first input terminal of the first comparator 1402 is connected to the gate terminal, the second input terminal of the first comparator 1402 is connected to the first voltage, and the output terminal of the first comparator 1402 is connected to the first decoder; wherein, the first voltage is the first threshold.
- the first input terminal of the second comparator 1403 is connected to the gate terminal, the second input terminal of the second comparator 1403 is connected to the second voltage, and the output terminal of the second comparator 1403 is connected to the first decoder; wherein the second voltage is the second threshold.
- the first decoder 1401 is used to convert the code value output by the first comparator 1402 and the second comparator 1403 into an enable signal and enable the above-mentioned driving unit.
- the first decoder 1401 may have three output terminals, the first output terminal of the first decoder 1401 is connected to the enable terminal of the first driving unit, and the second output terminal of the first decoder 1401 is connected to the second driving unit
- the enabling terminal of the first decoder 1401 is connected to the enabling terminal of the third driving unit.
- the first comparator and the second comparator compare the voltage of the gate terminal with the first threshold and/or the second threshold, and output a code value representing the voltage interval in which the voltage of the gate terminal is located.
- the first decoder 1401 is configured to generate three enable signals according to the code value, and control the first driving unit, the second driving unit and the third driving unit respectively.
- the voltage intervals output by the two comparators are represented by temperature codes. Specifically, when the voltage at the gate terminal is less than the first threshold, the first comparator outputs 0, and the second comparator outputs 0; when the voltage at the gate terminal is greater than or equal to the first threshold and less than or equal to the second threshold, the first comparator outputs 0 The first comparator outputs 1, and the second comparator outputs 0; when the voltage at the gate terminal is greater than the second threshold, the first comparator outputs 1, and the second comparator outputs 1.
- the first decoder may convert the temperature code into a one-hot code or other codes.
- the first decoder can convert 00 to 100, and control the first driving unit to output the first driving charging current; 10 is converted to 010, control the first driving unit to stop outputting the first driving charging current, and the second driving The unit outputs the second driving charging current; 11 is converted to 001 or 011, the second driving unit is controlled to stop outputting the second driving charging current or continue to output the second driving charging current, and the third driving unit outputs the third driving charging current.
- the enabling of the output of the feedback unit may be inaccurate due to the influence of the manufacturing process and the like.
- the enabling of the output of the feedback unit may be advanced, thereby causing the second driving unit or the third driving unit to output the driving current in advance or stop outputting the driving current in advance.
- the driving circuit further includes a delay unit.
- the delay unit is used to adjust the enable of the output of the first decoder.
- a first delay unit is provided between the second output end of the first decoder and the enabling end of the second driving unit; and/or, the third output end of the first decoder and the third A second delay unit is arranged between the enabling terminals of the driving unit; wherein, the first delay unit is used for delaying the enabling of the second driving unit, and the second delay unit is used for delaying the enabling of the third driving unit.
- the driving circuit refers to the actual production, in the above-mentioned first comparator and second comparator, the first threshold and/or the second threshold may deviate, which will lead to inaccurate feedback of the feedback unit, resulting in EMI. increased and/or increased switching losses.
- the second threshold in the second comparator is set to 2V, and the second threshold in the actual production driving circuit may be 1.9V. If there is no delay unit, the drive circuit outputs the third drive charging current when the gate terminal voltage is 1.9V, and the power device may be in the Miller platform period, resulting in excessive EMI of the power device, making the switching power supply out of compliance with production standards, etc.
- a delay unit is added to delay the enabling of the drive unit, and the drive circuit is controlled to accurately output the third drive charging current when the gate terminal voltage is 2V, which meets the EMI standard of power devices.
- the power device is an N-type transistor
- the first threshold value is greater than the threshold voltage of the N-type transistor
- the difference from the threshold voltage is a
- the second threshold value is greater than the Miller voltage
- the difference from the Miller voltage is b
- a and b are variables, which can be in millivolts or volts.
- the timing diagram corresponding to the N-type transistor may be consistent with the timing diagram shown in FIG. 11 .
- the timing diagram corresponding to the N-type transistor is shown in FIG. 15 .
- the first control signal is the rising edge of the square wave.
- a rising edge of the square wave occurs, a first control signal is generated, and the first driving unit starts to output the first driving charging current to the gate terminal.
- the voltage value of the gate terminal is the first threshold value, the first driving unit stops outputting the first driving charging current, and the second driving unit outputs the second driving charging current to the gate terminal.
- the voltage at the gate terminal is the Miller voltage
- the second driving unit stops outputting the second driving charging current
- the third driving unit outputs the third driving charging current to the gate terminal
- the third driving charging current is greater than the first driving charging current and the second drive charging current.
- the SW15 signal began to decline until the end of the Miller plateau period.
- the driving charging current of the N-type transistor in the Miller platform period is large, the EMI is not reduced, and the EMI standard of the power device is not met.
- adding a delay unit between the feedback unit and the driving unit can delay the enabling of the driving unit, thereby delaying the time when the third driving unit outputs the third driving current, so that the timing of the driving circuit is consistent with FIG. 11 , Meets EMI standards for power devices.
- the delay unit can adjust the result output by the feedback unit, and accurately control the driving unit of the driving circuit, thereby reducing EMI and reducing switching loss.
- the driving circuit may further include an adjustment signal generating unit.
- the adjustment signal generating unit is connected to the second driving unit, and the adjustment signal generating unit is used for controlling the second driving unit to generate the second driving charging current or the second driving discharging current.
- the adjustment signal generating unit includes a reference current access terminal, a reference voltage access terminal, a resistor, a comparator array and a second decoder; wherein, the reference current access terminal is connected to one end of the resistor and the reference current, and the reference voltage access terminal is connected One end of the resistor is connected to the comparator array, the other end of the resistor is grounded, one end of the resistor is also connected to the input end of the comparator array, the output end of the comparator array is connected to the input end of the second decoder, and the output of the second decoder The terminal is connected with the second driving unit.
- a resistor is used to generate a reference current based on a resistor voltage at one end of the resistor; a comparator array is used to generate a comparison signal according to the reference voltage and the resistor voltage; a second decoder is used to control the output of the second drive unit according to the comparison signal The second drive charging current.
- the adjustment signal generating unit includes: a reference current access terminal 1601 , a reference voltage access terminal 1602 , a resistor 1603 , a comparator array 1604 and a second decoder 1605 .
- the reference current access terminal 1601 is connected to one end of the resistor 1603 and the reference current
- the reference voltage access terminal 1602 is connected to the comparator array 1604, the other end of the resistor 1603 is grounded, and one end of the resistor 1603 is also connected to the comparator array 1604.
- the input end is connected, the output end of the comparator array 1604 is connected with the input end of the second decoder 1605, and the output end of the second decoder 1605 is connected with the second driving unit.
- the resistor 1603 is used to generate a resistor voltage at one end of the resistor 1603 based on the reference current.
- the comparator array 1604 is used to generate a comparison signal according to the reference voltage and the resistance voltage;
- the second decoder 1605 is used to control the second driving unit to output the second driving charging current or the second driving discharging current according to the comparison signal.
- the reference current and the reference voltage are the current and voltage values in the reference circuit.
- the reference circuit can be an additional circuit or a part of the circuit in the switching power supply. The manner of obtaining the reference current and the reference voltage is in the prior art, which will not be repeated in this embodiment of the present application.
- the adjustment signal generating unit changes the resistance value of the resistance, changes the resistance voltage, and changes the adjustment signal, thereby changing the driving current of the second driving unit.
- the comparator array 1604 compares the resistance voltage generated by the resistor according to the reference current with the reference voltage, outputs a code value, and outputs an adjustment signal (for example, represented by ADJ) through the decoder, and then changes the second driving unit. drive current.
- ADJ adjustment signal
- the adjustment signal generating unit is connected to the second driving unit, and the adjustment signal can control the number of PMOS or NMOS turned on in the second driving unit, thereby controlling the second driving charging current or the second driving charging current output by the second driving unit.
- the magnitude of the drive discharge current is connected to the second driving unit, and the adjustment signal can control the number of PMOS or NMOS turned on in the second driving unit, thereby controlling the second driving charging current or the second driving charging current output by the second driving unit. The magnitude of the drive discharge current.
- the driving circuit can meet the EMI requirements of power devices with different internal resistances, so that the driving circuit is suitable for various situations, and the applicability of the driving circuit is increased. .
- the adjustment signal generating unit is further configured to control the delay time of the above-mentioned delay unit.
- the adjustment signal generating unit further includes a third decoder; wherein, the output end of the comparator array is also connected to the input end of the third decoder, and the output end of the third decoder is connected to the second delay unit. connection; a third decoder, configured to control the second delay unit to delay the enabling of the third drive unit according to the comparison signal.
- the structure and function of the third decoder are similar to those of the second decoder, which will not be repeated.
- the above-mentioned adjustment signal generating unit further includes one or more latches for storing the adjustment signal output by the second decoder or the third decoder. In this way, the adjustment signal generating unit can be turned off, thereby reducing the running time of the adjustment signal generating unit and reducing the energy consumption of the circuit.
- the driving unit includes a charging current control module and a discharging current control module.
- the charging current control module is used to control the value of the charging current; the user of the discharging current control module controls the value of the discharging current.
- the first driving unit includes a first charging current control module and a first discharging current control module, the first charging current control module is used to control the value of the first driving charging current, and the first discharge current control module is used to control the first charging current control module.
- a value of driving discharge current the second driving unit includes a second charging current control module and a second discharging current control module, the second charging current control module is used to control the value of the second driving charging current, and the second discharging current control module is used for is used to control the value of the discharge current of the second drive
- the third drive unit includes a third charge current control module and a third discharge current control module, the third charge current control module is used to control the value of the third drive charge current, and the third discharge current The control module is used for controlling the value of the third driving discharge current.
- the drive unit can adjust the size of the drive current to better meet the application requirements of power devices to reduce EMI and increase switching speed.
- FIG. 17 is a circuit diagram of a specific driving circuit provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in the figure, the figure includes a first driving unit 1701, a second driving unit 1702, a third driving unit 1703, a power device 1704, a feedback unit 1705, an adjustment signal generating unit 1706, a first delay unit 1714 and a second delay unit 1706. Time unit 1715.
- the first driving unit 1701 includes a first charging current control module 1716 and a first discharging current control module 1717 .
- the first charging current control module 1716 includes a plurality of P-type transistors connected in parallel for controlling the value of the first driving charging current.
- the first discharge current control module 1717 includes a plurality of N-type transistors connected in parallel for controlling the value of the first driving discharge current.
- the second driving unit 1702 includes a second charging current control module 1718 and a second discharging current control module 1719.
- the second charging current control module 1718 includes a plurality of P-type transistors connected in parallel for controlling the value of the second driving charging current.
- the second charging current control module includes a plurality of N-type transistors connected in parallel for controlling the value of the second driving and discharging current.
- the third driving unit 1703 includes a third charging current control module 1720 and a third discharging current control module 1721.
- the third charging current control module 1720 includes a plurality of P-type transistors connected in parallel for controlling the value of the third driving charging current.
- the third charging current control module 1721 includes a plurality of N-type transistors connected in parallel for controlling the value of the third driving discharge current.
- the structure of the power device 1704 is as described above and will not be repeated here.
- the feedback unit 1705 includes a first comparator 1707 , a second comparator 1708 and a first decoder 1709 .
- the adjustment signal generating unit 1706 includes a resistor 1711 , a comparator array 1702 , and a second decoder 1712 and a third decoder 1713 .
- the output terminals of the first driving unit 1701 , the second driving unit 1702 and the third driving unit 1703 are connected to the gate terminal of the power device 1704 .
- the gate terminal of the power device is also connected to one input terminal of the first comparator 1707 and one input terminal of the second comparator 1708 in the feedback unit 1705 .
- the first decoder 1709 in the feedback unit has three output terminals, the first output terminal is connected to the enable terminal of the first driving unit 1701, the second output terminal is connected to the enable terminal of the second driving unit 1702, and the third output terminal It is connected to the enable terminal of the third driving unit 1703 .
- the first delay unit 1714 is disposed between the second output terminal of the first decoder 1709 and the enable terminal of the second driving unit 1702 in the feedback unit.
- the second delay unit 1715 is disposed between the third output terminal of the first decoder 1709 and the enable terminal of the third driving unit 1703 in the feedback unit.
- the second decoder 2012 in the adjustment signal generating unit 1706 is connected to the second driving unit 1703
- the third decoder 1713 is connected to the second delay unit 1715 .
- the adjustment signal is determined according to the resistance value of the resistor 1711 in the adjustment signal generating unit 1706, and then the value of the second driving charging current or the value of the second driving discharging current, and the first delay are determined.
- the drive circuit receives the square wave signal (PWM) output by the controller in the switching power supply, and generates a first control signal when the square wave signal has a rising edge.
- the feedback unit 1705 outputs the first enable signal according to the voltage at the gate terminal, controls the first driving unit 1701 to output the first driving charging current, and the voltage at the gate terminal of the power device 1704 changes.
- the feedback unit 1705 outputs a second enable signal to control the first driving unit 1701 to stop outputting the first driving charging current, and control the second driving unit 1702 to output the second driving charging current.
- the feedback unit 1705 When the voltage at the gate terminal of the power device 1704 reaches the second threshold, the feedback unit 1705 outputs the third enable signal to control the second drive unit 1702 to stop outputting or continue to output the second drive charging current, and controls the third drive unit 1703 to output the third drive recharging current.
- the first delay unit 1714 may delay the second enable signal to adjust the time for the second driving unit to output the second driving charging current.
- the second delay unit 1715 can delay the third enable signal to adjust the time for the third driving unit to output the third driving charging current.
- the second control signal is generated.
- the feedback unit 1705 outputs the first enable signal according to the voltage at the gate terminal, controls the first driving unit 1701 to output the first driving discharge current, and the voltage at the gate terminal of the power device 1704 changes.
- the feedback unit 1705 outputs a second enable signal to control the first drive unit 1701 to stop outputting the first drive discharge current, and control the second drive unit 1702 to output the second drive discharge current.
- the feedback unit 1705 When the voltage at the gate terminal of the power device 1704 reaches the first threshold, the feedback unit 1705 outputs a third enable signal to control the second drive unit 1702 to stop outputting or continue to output the second drive discharge current, and controls the third drive unit 1703 to output the third drive Discharge current.
- the first delay unit 1714 can delay the second enable signal to adjust the time for the second drive unit to output the second drive discharge current.
- the second delay unit 1715 can delay the third enable signal to adjust the time for the third drive unit to output the third drive discharge current.
- the second driving unit outputs a smaller second driving current, thereby reducing the EMI of the power device and meeting the EMI requirement; by increasing the third driving unit outputting a larger third driving current, reducing The turn-on time or turn-off time of the power device maintains the high efficiency of the power device; the feedback unit realizes driving according to the gate terminal voltage, realizes the self-control of the driving circuit, and increases the stability of the gate voltage.
- Embodiments of the present application further provide a driving system, including a power device and any one of the above-mentioned driving circuits, where the driving circuit is used to drive the power device to be turned on or off.
- the drive system may be a drive system applied to various electronic appliances, and the electronic appliances may be program-controlled switches, communication equipment, electronic testing equipment, and control equipment.
- FIG. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of a driving system provided by an embodiment of the present application.
- the driving system includes a driving circuit 1801 and a power device 1802 .
- the driving circuit 1801 is used to drive the power device 1802 to be turned on or off.
- the drive system may also include a controller 1803 and the like.
- the controller 1803 is used to generate a control signal, and the control signal is used to instruct the power device 1802 to be turned on or off.
- An embodiment of the present application further provides a driving module, including: the driving circuit according to any one of the foregoing embodiments, where the driving circuit is used to drive the power device to be turned on or off.
- FIG. 19 further provides a schematic structural diagram of a driving module according to an embodiment of the present application.
- the driving module includes a driving circuit 1901 and a substrate 1902 .
- the driving circuit 1901 may be integrated on the substrate 1902 .
- the driving module may also include power devices 1903 and the like.
- the power device 1903 is integrated on the substrate 1902 .
- Embodiments of the present application further provide an electronic device, including: a power supply system, a power device, and any one of the above-mentioned driving circuits, where the driving circuit is used to drive the power device to be turned on or off.
- the power system is used to power the drive circuit.
- the electronic equipment can be switching power supplies of various electronic appliances, including but not limited to adapters and server power supplies.
- Electronic appliances can be program-controlled switches, communication equipment, electronic testing equipment, and control equipment.
- the electronic device may also be an electronic appliance including a driving module, a driving system or an integrated circuit.
- FIG. 20 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application.
- the electronic device includes a power supply system 2001 , a power device 2002 and a driving circuit 2003 .
- the power supply system 2001 is used for supplying power to the driving circuit 2003
- the driving circuit 2003 is used for driving the power device 2002 to be turned on or off.
- the electronic device may also include other systems, such as control systems and the like.
- beneficial effects of the electronic device provided by the embodiments of the present application reference may be made to the beneficial effects brought by the above-mentioned driving circuit, which will not be repeated here.
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- 一种驱动电路,其特征在于,所述驱动电路包括:第一驱动单元、第二驱动单元和第三驱动单元;其中,所述第一驱动单元的输出端、所述第二驱动单元的输出端和所述第三驱动单元的输出端用于与功率器件的栅极端连接;所述第一驱动单元,用于在接收到第一控制信号时,向所述栅极端输出第一驱动充电电流,使得所述栅极端的电压达到第一阈值;所述第二驱动单元,用于输出第二驱动充电电流,使得所述栅极端的电压从所述第一阈值达到第二阈值;所述第三驱动单元,用于在所述栅极端的电压达到第二阈值后,向所述栅极端输出第三驱动充电电流;所述第三驱动充电电流大于所述第一驱动充电电流和所述第二驱动充电电流。
- 根据权利要求1所述的驱动电路,其特征在于,所述第二阈值与所述功率器件的米勒平台电压的差值小于第一值。
- 根据权利要求1或2任一项所述的驱动电路,其特征在于,所述第一驱动单元,还用于在接收到用于第二控制信号时,向所述栅极端输出第一驱动放电电流,使得所述栅极端的电压达到第二阈值所述第二驱动单元,还用于输出第二驱动放电电流,使得所述栅极端的电压从所述第二阈值达到所述第一阈值;所述第三驱动单元,用于在所述栅极端的电压达到第一阈值后,向所述栅极端输出第三驱动放电电流;所述第三驱动放电电流大于所述第一驱动放电电流和所述第二驱动放电电流。
- 根据权利要求1-3任一项所述的驱动电路,其特征在于,所述驱动电路还包括反馈单元,所述反馈单元的输入端与所述栅极端连接;所述反馈单元的输出用于使能所述第一驱动单元、所述第二驱动单元和所述第三驱动单元;所述反馈单元,用于在所述栅极端的电压未达到所述第一阈值时,使能所述第一驱动单元;在所述栅极端的电压达到所述第一阈值,且未达到所述第二阈值时,使能所述第二驱动单元,并关断所述第一驱动单元;在所述栅极端的电压达到所述第二阈值时,使能所述第三驱动单元,并关断所述第二驱动单元或持续使能所述第二驱动单元;或者,所述反馈单元,用于在所述栅极端的电压未达到所述第二阈值时,使能所述第一驱动单元;在所述栅极端的电压达到所述第二阈值,且未达到所述第一阈值时,使能所述第二驱动单元,并关断所述第一驱动单元;在所述栅极端的电压达到所述第一阈值时,使能所述第三驱动单元,并关断所述第二驱动单元或持续使能所述第二驱动单元。
- 根据权利要求4所述的驱动电路,其特征在于,所述反馈单元包括:第一比较器、第二比较器和第一译码器;所述第一比较器的第一输入端连接所述栅极端,所述第一比较器的第二输入端接入第一电压,所述第一比较器的输出端连接所述第一译码器;其中,所述第一电压的值为所述第一阈值;所述第二比较器的第一输入端连接所述栅极端,所述第二比较器的第二输入端接入第 二电压,所述第二比较器的输出端连接所述第一译码器;其中,所述第二电压的值为所述第二阈值;所述第一译码器的第一输出端连接所述第一驱动单元的使能端,所述第一译码器的第二输出端连接所述第二驱动单元的使能端,所述第一译码器的第三输出端连接所述第三驱动单元的使能端。
- 根据权利要求1-5任一项所述的驱动电路,其特征在于,所述驱动电路还包括调整信号产生单元,所述调整信号产生单元与所述第二驱动单元连接,所述调整信号产生单元用于控制所述第二驱动单元产生所述第二驱动充电电流或所述第二驱动放电电流;所述调整信号产生单元包括基准电流接入端、基准电压接入端、电阻、比较器阵列和第二译码器;其中,所述基准电流接入端与所述电阻的一端、以及基准电流连接,所述基准电压接入端与所述比较器阵列连接,所述电阻的另一端接地,所述电阻的一端还与所述比较器阵列的输入端连接,所述比较器阵列的输出端与所述第二译码器的输入端连接,所述第二译码器的输出端与所述第二驱动单元连接;所述电阻,用于产生基于所述基准电流,在所述电阻的一端产生电阻电压;所述比较器阵列,用于根据所述基准电压和所述电阻电压产生比较信号;所述第二译码器,用于根据所述比较信号控制所述第二驱动单元输出所述第二驱动充电电流或所述第二驱动放电电流。
- 根据权利要求6所述的驱动电路,其特征在于,所述调整信号产生单元还包括第三译码器;其中,所述比较器阵列的输出端还与所述第三译码器的输入端连接,所述第三译码器的输出端与第二延时单元连接;所述第三译码器,用于根据所述比较信号控制所述第二延时单元延迟对第三驱动单元的使能。
- 根据权利要求1-7任一项所述的驱动电路,其特征在于,所述第一驱动单元包括第一充电电流控制模块和第一放电电流控制模块,所述第一充电电流控制模块用于控制所述第一驱动充电电流的值,所述第一放电电流控制模块用于控制所述第一驱动放电电流的值;所述第二驱动单元包括第二充电电流控制模块和第二放电电流控制模块,所述第二充电电流控制模块用于控制所述第二驱动充电电流的值,所述第二放电电流控制模块用于控制所述第二驱动放电电流的值;第三驱动单元包括第三充电电流控制模块和第三放电电流控制模块,所述第三充电电流控制模块用于控制所述第三驱动充电电流的值,所述第三放电电流控制模块用于控制所述第三驱动放电电流的值。
- 根据权利要求1-8任一项所述的驱动电路,其特征在于,所述第一阈值为所述功率器件的阈值电压,所述第一控制信号为脉冲宽度调制信号的上升沿或者下降沿,第二控制信号为脉冲宽度调制信号的下降沿或者上升沿。
- 一种驱动系统,其特征在于,包括功率器件和权利要求1-9任一项所述的驱动电路,所述驱动电路用于驱动所述功率器件开通或关断。
- 一种电子设备,其特征在于,包括电源系统、功率器件和权利要求1-9任一项所述 的驱动电路,所述驱动电路用于驱动所述功率器件开通或关断,所述电源系统用于对所述驱动电路供能。
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